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  • Marlins' Christian Bethancourt: Sitting again Wednesday

    Bethancourt is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

    Bethancourt will sit for the second day in a row while Nick Fortes receives another turn behind the plate. Neither Bethancourt (.349 OPS) nor Fortes (.336 OPS) has been productive at the plate this season and both typically bat near the bottom of the order when included in the lineup, making it difficult to extract any fantasy value from the Marlins' catching situation.

  • Elias Diaz C | KC

    Rockies' Elias Diaz: Sitting Wednesday with sore hand

    Diaz exited Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Padres with left hand soreness and will be held out of the lineup for Wednesday's series finale, MLB.com reports. He struck out in his lone plate appearance on the day.

    Diaz exited in the third inning with recurring hand soreness. He's not expected to miss additional time beyond Wednesday's contest, but Jacob Stallings should be behind the dish for Colorado's series finale Wednesday.

  • C.J. Stubbs C | TOR

    Nationals' C.J. Stubbs: Inks minors deal with Nationals

    The Nationals signed Stubbs to a minor-league contract Tuesday.

    Stubbs had been in the Astros system but was released after slashing just .121/.244/.212 over 21 contests between the Double- and Triple-A levels. The 27-year-old will give the Nats some catching depth.

  • Giants' Patrick Bailey: Back on concussion IL

    The Giants placed Bailey on the 7-day concussion injured list Tuesday.

    Bailey missed the Giants' last two games due to an illness, and he met with a team doctor Monday to determine whether or not his illness was related to the concussion he suffered earlier in May. He'll now return to the 7-day IL and will be eligible to return to action Sunday, though the Giants will likely be more cautious this time around before activating him. Blake Sabol will take over as San Francisco's primary catcher while Bailey is out, and Marco Luciano will come up from Triple-A Sacramento to fill the open roster spot.

  • Ivan Herrera C | STL

    Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: On bench Tuesday

    Herrera is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Angels.

    Since last taking a seat Thursday, Herrera has slashed .467/.556/.467 in a four-game span. In his absence, Pedro Pages has the start at catcher and will bat eighth.

  • Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Expected back Wednesday

    Phillies manager Rob Thomson said Tuesday that he expects Realmuto (knee) to return to the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Mets, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

    Realmuto missed a third straight start Tuesday because of right knee soreness. However, he got in a productive workout pregame, and as long as he doesn't have any sort of setback, it appears he'll be back in there for Wednesday's tilt in Philadelphia.

  • Diamondbacks' Gabriel Moreno: Not in Tuesday's lineup

    Moreno is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Reds.

    Moreno finally clubbed his first home run of the season in Monday's win over Cincinnati, but he'll get a breather a day later. Tucker Barnhart will do the catching for Slade Cecconi.

  • Keibert Ruiz C | WAS

    Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Sitting out first game

    Ruiz is absent from the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader versus the White Sox.

    Riley Adams will do the catching for Trevor Williams. Ruiz will likely be back in there for the nightcap, when Mitchell Parker will be on the mound for the Nationals.

  • Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Works out pregame Tuesday

    Phillies manager Rob Thomson said Realmuto (knee) did some work on the field and in the batting cage pregame Tuesday, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

    Thomson noted that Realmuto's right knee is feeling better, but the skipper was not ready to commit to the catcher returning to the lineup Wednesday. Realmuto is missing a third straight start Tuesday. Garrett Stubbs has been filling in behind the plate for the Phils.

  • Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Held out again Tuesday

    Realmuto (knee) remains out of the lineup for Tuesday's contest versus the Mets.

    It will be the third straight start Realmuto has missed as he deals with right knee soreness. There doesn't seem to be concern yet about a potential injured-list stint for Realmuto, but the possibility certainly increases the more time he misses. Garrett Stubbs will again handle the catching duties for the Phillies on Tuesday.

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